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That is scary. We had something digging under our crawl space and trapped one ground hog and two raccoons. The groundhog was cute (even if destructive) and the raccoons were pretty much just scary looking. Maybe it's because I know they can carry rabies.

I agree, make sure you supervise when in your backyard and even better just walk for a while until you have a better sense of the magnitude of the issue. That raccoon got it's rabies from somewhere ...

(PS ... our trapped animals were released in the wild in a less populated area ... we're approximately 1 mile from Manhattan!)

Re: "Any other tips." Yes, I'd contact animal control to determine what counsel they may have to offer. Equally important, if I lived there I want to know if there were any other incidents of this nature and, how does the municipality intend to get residents advised regarding any outcomes with this investigation. Don't let them tell you to watch media coverage. If you have a neighborhood association or animal shelter in your community I'd push that they communicate directly to these organizations and hopefully they (neigh assoc and humane soc) will post updates on their website.

Re: "Any other tips." Yes, I'd contact animal control to determine what counsel they may have to offer. Equally important, if I lived there I want to know if there were any other incidents of this nature and, how does the municipality intend to get residents advised regarding any outcomes with this investigation. Don't let them tell you to watch media coverage. If you have a neighborhood association or animal shelter in your community I'd push that they communicate directly to these organizations and hopefully they (neigh assoc and humane soc) will post updates on their website.

Great idea, I will make some calls tomorrow. Thanx

Melissa
"If you don't own a dog, at least one, there is not necessarily anything wrong with you, but there may be something wrong with your life."
-Roger Caras